Roetzel is proud to announce that 100 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized as “Best Lawyers” or “Ones to Watch” in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Additionally, nine Roetzel attorneys have been awarded the prestigious title of “Lawyer of the Year,” an honor given to only one attorney per legal practice area in each metropolitan area. View the list of Roetzel’s “Lawyer of the Year” recipients here.
The Best Lawyers list is determined through extensive peer review survey, where thousands or top lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers. To remain on the list, a lawyer must consistently earn positive votes in subsequent polls.
Roetzel attorneys selected as Best Lawyers include:
Akron, Ohio
- Karen Adinolfi - Employment Law- Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Aretta Bernard - Employment Law- Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Susan Box – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Chris Cotter – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Transportation Law
- Steven Cox – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- John Coyne – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Jason Dodson – Government Relations Practice; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
- Megan Faust – Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Law- Defendants
- Terrence Finn – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Stephen Funk – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation-Land Use and Zoning; Municipal Law
- Paul Jackson – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
- Ronald Kopp – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-First Amendment; Litigation-Intellectual Property; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants
- Ron Lee- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants; Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Justin Markey – Economic Development Law; Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
- Megan Millich -Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
- Brian Moore – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Timothy Pettorini- Commercial Litigation; Oil & Gas Law
- Nicholas Resetar – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Christopher Reuscher – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- John Rutter – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
- George Sarkis – Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
- Bruce Schrader – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Bradley Wright – Transportation Law
Chicago, Illinois
- Ericka Adler – Health Care Law
Cincinnati, Ohio
- Thomas Allen – Education Law
- Eric Bruestle – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Cleveland, Ohio
- Susan Anderson – Labor Law – Management
- Robert Blackham – Employment Law-Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Workers’ Compensation Law- Employers
- Anna Moore Carulas – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
- Barry Freeman – Employment Law – Individuals; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- William Hanna – Municipal Law
- Heather Heberlein – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Joseph Herbert – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Robert Humphrey – Corporate Law
- R. Todd Hunt – Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
- R. Mark Jones – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
- Lori Kilpeck – Trusts and Estates
- Ingrid Kinkopf-Zajac – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
- Tammi Lees – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
- Nancy Noall – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Albert Salvatore – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jessica Sanderson – Transportation Law
- Mark Sarlson – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Donald Scherzer – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation-Antitrust; Litigation-Securities
- Douglas Spiker – Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment; Workers’ Compensation Law-Employers
- Timothy Webster – Workers’ Compensation Law-Employers
- David Woodburn – Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
- E. Mark Young – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
Columbus, Ohio
- Heather Renee Adams – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Lisa Burleson – Education Law; Labor Law-Management
- Shane Farolino – Environmental Law; Litigation-Environmental
- Erika Haupt – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Edward Hertenstein – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Stephen D. Jones – Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Environmental Law; Litigation-Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Judith Levine – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Donald Mason – Energy Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
- Greg Melick – Commercial Litigation
- Gary Pasheilich – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Daniel Rohletter – Real Estate Law; Tax Law
- Thomas Rosenberg – Construction Law; Litigation-Construction
- Bradley Snyder – Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants; Transportation Law
- Brian Tarian – Employment Law – Management; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Sherri Warner – Government Relations Practice
- Jeremy Young – Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Fort Myers, Florida
- Garey Butler – Real Estate Law
- Sean Ellis – Community Association Law; Real Estate Law
- Paul Giordano – Bankruptcy and Creditor and Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy; Litigation-Real Estate
- Lori Moore – Real Estate Law
- Michael Yashko – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Naples, Florida
- Paul Heuerman – Real Estate Law
- Marc Huling – Commercial Litigation
- Lisa Lipman – Corporate Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Ashley Lupo – Community Association Law; Real Estate Law
- Brian McAvoy – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Jennifer Nichols- Community Association Law; Real Estate Law
- Mark Price – Real Estate Law
- Jamie Schwinghamer- Elder Law; Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Toledo, Ohio
- Michael Briley – Antitrust Law; Transportation Law
- Denise Hasbrook – Employment Law-Management
- Philip Heebsh – Transportation Law
- Thomas Zaremba - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Bankruptcy
Winter Park, Florida
- W. Glenn Jensen – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation- Real Estate
The following Roetzel attorneys are listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® for 2025
Akron, Ohio:
- Nicholas Adair – Products Liability Litigation – Defendants; and Transportation Law
- Jeremy Martin – Energy Law
- Stephanie Olivera Mittica – Labor and Employment Law – Management; and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Phillip Sarnowski – Product Liability Litigation -Defendants; and Transportation Law
Chicago, Illinois
- Andrew Clott – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Joseph Ramos – Commercial Litigation
Cincinnati, Ohio
- Tyler Jolley – Insurance Law; and Transportation Law
- Nicholas Ziepfel – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Cleveland, Ohio
- Benjamin Chojnacki – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Entertainment and Sports Law; and Land Use and Zoning Law
- Diana Feitl – Education Law; and Government Relations Practice
- Lacy Leduc – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Danielle Young – Labor and Employment Law – Management
Columbus, Ohio
- Alexander Karcher -Transportation Law
Fort Myers, Florida
- Ashley Suarez- Litigation – Real Estate; and Real Estate Law
Naples, Florida
- Sarah Grieb- Banking and Finance Law; and Commercial Litigation
- Geena Kandel- Litigation – Trusts and Estates; and Trusts and Estates
- Carlianne Peake- Commercial Litigation
Toledo, Ohio
- Lidia Ebersole – Energy Law; Litigation – Real Estate; and Transportation Law